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SJPD Officer Mike Pina was found liable for the murder of Jacob Dominguez.
SJPD Officer Mike Pina was found liable for the murder of Jacob Dominguez. Wednesday morning, family received the call that the verdict...


Jacob's Killing Represents the “Systemic illness in our Police Department”; Closing Arguments Made
On Friday, the City of San Jose and the attorney for the family of Jacob gave their closing arguments. This is the last opportunity the...


City of San Jose & SJPD Align Themselves with Rising White Nationalist Movement in the United States
On Thursday, the attorneys for the City of San Jose called use-of-force expert John Black to defend Mike Pina’s murder of Jacob...


San Jose Police's Use of Lethal Force on Jacob: Rotten, Aggressive Tactics from Top to Bottom
San Jose City attorneys continued their defense of Officer Mike Pina by calling up Sergeant Mauricio Jimenez and Lieutenant Gustavo...


Cop Who Falsely Said Jacob Was Armed Admits It Was All Based on Uncorroborated Claims by Informant
Today, Mr. Crawley called his last witness to help the jury assess the damages caused by Jacob’s murder. After Mr. Crawley rested, the...


“ …A whole piece of my heart was taken out”: Testimony from Jacob's son, Jacob Jr.
Jacob’s first born son, Jacob Jr. bravely took the stand today, he was only in 2nd grade when he lost his father and now at 12 years old,...


"All I ever wanted was accountability, for my kids. They ask me why the officer didn't go to jail."
Jessica Dominguez, Jacob’s widow, testified over the span of three days of the trial describing the Jacob she and their children knew....


Ballistics Expert and Use of Force Expert Confirm Police Lied to Cover Up the Execution of Jacob
Day 3 of the civil trial for the police killing of Jacob Dominguez was both powerful to see the police get caught in lies, but also...


"...I have a family. I'm not taking chance of him coming up with a cell phone." - SJPD Officer Pina
For the second day of the civil trial against Officer Mike Pina and the City of San Jose, all three officers involved in Jacob...


Opening Arguments Begin
Nearly five years after SJPD Covert Response Unit officer Mike Pina shot and killed Jacob Dominguez, he is facing civil trial for use of...


How did we get here? (Stay Tuned For Court Updates)
How did we get here? On September 15, 2017, Jacob was stripped from our family. We were angry, saddened and in disbelief. We still...
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